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| 20090025968 | Wired circuit board and producing method thereof - A wired circuit board includes an insulating layer, a conductive pattern made of copper formed on the insulating layer and a covering layer made of an alloy of copper and tin to cover the conductive pattern. An existing ratio of tin in the covering layer increases in accordance with a distance from an inner surface adjacent to the conductive pattern toward an outer surface being not adjacent to the conductive pattern. An atomic ratio of copper to tin in the outer surface of the covering layer is more than 3. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090288862 | Wired circuit board and producing method thereof - A wired circuit board includes an insulating base layer, a conductive pattern formed on the insulating base layer, a tin-based thin layer formed on a surface of the conductive pattern, and containing at least tin oxide, and an insulating cover layer formed on the insulating base layer so as to cover the tin-based thin layer. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100110590 | Suspension board with circuit - A suspension board with circuit includes a conductive pattern, including a slider arranged on a surface side of the suspension board with circuit and mounted with a magnetic head, the magnetic head being electrically connected with the conductive pattern; and a light emitting device arranged on the back surface side of the suspension board with circuit and electrically connected with the conductive pattern, in which the conductive pattern includes a first terminal provided on a surface of the suspension board with circuit and electrically connected with the magnetic head; and a second terminal provided on the back surface of the suspension board with circuit and electrically connected with the light emitting device. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100110649 | Suspension board with circuit - A suspension board with circuit includes a conductive pattern. The conductive pattern includes a first terminal provided on the front face of the suspension board with circuit and electrically connected with a magnetic head; and a second terminal provided on the back face of the suspension board with circuit and electrically connected with an electronic device. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20140029398 | SUSPENSION BOARD WITH CIRCUIT - A suspension board with circuit includes a conductive pattern, including a slider arranged on a surface side of the suspension board with circuit and mounted with a magnetic head, the magnetic head being electrically connected with the conductive pattern; and a light emitting device arranged on the back surface side of the suspension board with circuit and electrically connected with the conductive pattern, in which the conductive pattern includes a first terminal provided on a surface of the suspension board with circuit and electrically connected with the magnetic head; and a second terminal provided on the back surface of the suspension board with circuit and electrically connected with the light emitting device. | 01-30-2014 |
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| 20110316996 | CAMERA-EQUIPPED LOUDSPEAKER, SIGNAL PROCESSOR, AND AV SYSTEM - An AV system includes a camera-equipped loudspeaker provided with a camera. The camera is united with a loudspeaker body, and captures an image in a direction in which the loudspeaker body outputs a sound. The recognition unit recognizes a location of a listener from an image of the camera, and detects an orientation of the loudspeaker body relative to the listener. The sound control unit performs signal processing on a given sound signal for generating an output signal, and outputs the output signal as an acoustic signal to the loudspeaker body. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20140072118 | TRANSCEIVER - A transceiver includes: a TV signal receiving unit for generating a first audio signal from a received broadcast wave; a decoder for decoding a reception signal received from the transceiver, to generate a second audio signal; an adding unit for transmitting the second audio signal to a speaker or adding up and transmit, to the speaker, the first audio signal and the second audio signal, and for outputting a reference signal; and an echo canceller for estimating a pseudo echo component from the reference signal, and cancels the pseudo echo component in a picked-up signal picked up by microphone a sound outputted from the speaker. The adding unit, when the TV signal receiving unit receives the broadcast wave, adds and transmits, to the speaker, the first audio signal and the second audio signal, and outputs a signal resulting from the addition as the reference signal to the echo canceller. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20150294666 | DEVICE INCLUDING SPEECH RECOGNITION FUNCTION AND METHOD OF RECOGNIZING SPEECH - A device including a speech recognition function which recognizes speech from a user, includes: a loudspeaker which outputs speech to a space; a microphone which collects speech in the space; a first speech recognition unit which recognizes the speech collected by the microphone; a command control unit which issues a command for controlling the device, based on the speech recognized by the first speech recognition unit; and a control unit which prohibits the command issuance unit from issuing the command, based on the speech to be output from the loudspeaker. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160088393 | AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICE AND AUDIO PLAYBACK METHOD - An audio playback device which plays back an audio object including an audio signal and playback position information indicating a position in a three-dimensional space at which a sound image of the audio signal is localized, includes: at least one speaker array; a converting unit which converts playback position information to corrected playback position information which is information indicating a position of the sound image on a two-dimensional coordinate system based on a position of the at least one speaker array; and a signal processing unit which localizes the sound image of the audio signal included in the audio object according to the corrected playback position information. | 03-24-2016 |
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| 20130058670 | IMAGE DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING IMAGE DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING IMAGE DEVELOPING DEVICE - An image developing device includes a developer supporting body; a first conveyance path in which a first conveyance member is arranged; a second conveyance path in which a second conveyance member is arranged; and a partition member that partitions the first conveyance path and the second conveyance path and that has a first communication port and a second communication port. The first communication path and the second communication path communicates with each other through the first communication port and the second communication port. The image developing device includes a developer amount detection unit that includes an optical detection unit arranged in the second conveyance path and that optically detects an amount of the developer in the image forming device. The developer is caused to accumulate in the vicinity of the developer amount detection unit. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130195487 | COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a color image forming apparatus that includes: image carriers that form toner image of black and other colors; an intermediate transfer body that makes contact with the image carriers; and transfer units that transfer the toner images on the image carriers to the intermediate transfer body. A line velocity difference is set between the image carriers and the intermediate transfer body. An accelerated cohesion degree of toner is equal to or larger than 54%. A linear velocity difference X | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130236217 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS UNIT INCORPORATING SAME - A development device to develop a latent image using developer having a degree of agglomeration of 54% or greater includes a developer bearer to carry developer thereon, and a developer supply member to contact the developer bearer to supply developer to a surface of the developer bearer. The developer supply member is disposed to satisfy at least one of two conditions: a biting amount of the developer supply member relative to the developer bearer is 0.7 mm or greater; and a contact pressure of the developer supply member against the developer bearer is 30 N/m or greater. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130266332 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus including a latent image bearing member, a charger, a latent image forming device, a developing device, and a transfer device is provided. The transfer device is adapted to transfer a toner image formed on the latent image bearing member onto an intermediate transfer member or a recording medium by action of a transfer elected field in a transfer position where the latent image bearing member faces the transfer device. When a non-charged portion of the latent image bearing member that has not been charged to a predetermined potential by the charger passes through the transfer position, a strength of the transfer electric field is lowered than that in transferring the toner image. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20140153941 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device to form a toner image according to image data, a density adjustment toner pattern, and a timing adjustment toner pattern on an image bearer, a detector to detect the density adjustment toner pattern and the timing adjustment toner pattern, and an image density adjustment unit to execute image density adjustment based on an amount of toner adhering to the density adjustment toner pattern detected by the toner amount detector. The image density adjustment unit causes the image forming device to form the timing adjustment toner pattern before the density adjustment toner pattern is formed, and the image density adjustment unit adjusts a detection timing of the density adjustment toner pattern based on a detection timing of the timing adjustment toner pattern detected by the toner amount detector. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140153982 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a nip formation pad disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of an endless belt and a pressing rotary body pressed against the nip formation pad via the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the pressing rotary body, through which a recording medium is conveyed. The pressing rotary body has a diameter increasing from a center to each lateral end in an axial direction thereof. The nip formation pad includes a projection disposed downstream from a rotation axis of the pressing rotary body in a recording medium conveyance direction. The projection projects toward the pressing rotary body in an amount increasing from each lateral end to a center in a longitudinal direction of the nip formation pad parallel to the axial direction of the pressing rotary body. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20150192882 | SEAL, CLEANING UNIT WITH SEAL, TRANSFER UNIT WITH SEAL, DEVELOPING UNIT WITH SEAL, PROCESS CARTRIDGE WITH SEAL, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH SEAL, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A seal is provided to contact a rotating body installed in an image forming apparatus. Pencil hardness of the sealing element is about | 07-09-2015 |
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| 20110084297 | MOLDED RESIN PRODUCT, SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING SOURCE, LIGHTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED RESIN PRODUCT - A molded resin product or the like that is provided with a phosphor layer made of gel-like or rubber-like resin that can maintain its shape for a long period and that can be implemented easily. The molded resin product (phosphor layer | 04-14-2011 |
| 20140054628 | SUBSTRATE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - A substrate on which LEDs are to be mounted to form an element row and which includes a first line and a second line disposed such that the element row is interposed therebetween. The first line includes a first main line portion extending mainly in the row direction of the element row, and a first connecting portion including a portion for connecting to the LEDs. The second line includes a second main line portion extending mainly in the row direction of the element row, and a second connecting portion including a portion for connecting to the LEDs. The gap between the first main line portion and the second main line portion is larger at LED mounting positions than at positions other than the LED mounting positions. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140177217 | LED ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND LED LIGHT-EMISSION MODULE - An illumination device and a light-emission module suppressing a change in color temperature when light emitted from a light-emission unit passes through an optical member. The illumination device has a lighting apparatus that includes: a first light-emission part emitting light of a daylight color temperature; a second light-emission part emitting light of an incandescent lamp color temperature; and the optical member, which is disposed on an optical path of the light emitted from the light-emission parts. A correlated color temperature of the light emitted from the second light-emission part is set to 2238 K. Due to this, in a spectrum of the light emitted from the second light-emission part, a maximum intensity within a wavelength range from 400 nm to 500 nm is no greater than one-tenth of a maximum intensity within a wavelength range from 300 nm to 800 nm. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140247597 | LIGHT EMISSION MODULE - In a mounting area, a plurality of light-emitting elements are two-dimensionally mounted, and light-emitting elements are connected in series in each of light-emitting element blocks. The light-emitting element blocks) are connected in parallel by wires. The light-emitting element blocks located in a middle portion each include only blue light-emitting elements. On the other hand, the light-emitting elements located above the light-emitting element blocks and the light-emitting element blocks located below the light-emitting element blocks include one or more light-emitting element blocks each including not only blue light-emitting elements but also one or more red light-emitting elements. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20150016109 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A light-emitting device includes a substrate, first LEDs and second LEDs mounted on the substrate, multiple wirings separately formed on the substrate, and a conductive member for connecting adjacent two wirings in multiple wirings for establishing series connection, parallel connection, or a combination of series and parallel connections of the first LEDs and the second LEDs. This achieves the light-emitting device that can support multiple different specifications, using a single type of substrate. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150049480 | LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE, AND ILLUMINATION LIGHT SOURCE AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE USING SAME - A light-emitting module includes a substrate, and elongated light-emitting units arranged in rows on the substrate. Each light-emitting unit includes an element array of light-emitting elements arranged on the substrate and a sealing member sealing the element array. The sealing member contains a wavelength converting material. When the light-emitting units are viewed from a direction that is parallel to a surface on which the plurality of light-emitting units are arranged and coincides with a row direction being a direction along which the light-emitting units are arranged in rows, two of the light-emitting units are arranged such that portions of one of the two light-emitting units nearer to the center in the row direction are visible without being obstructed by the other light-emitting unit. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150098225 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus includes a substrate, a light-emitting element, and a sealing member. The light-emitting element emits light in a first wavelength range. The sealing member contains a material that converts the light in the first wavelength range to light in a second wavelength range different from the first wavelength range. The sealing member has a curved convex contour in at least one cross section that passes through the center of the light-emitting element and is perpendicular to a principal surface of the substrate. A curved line indicating a change in output angle that occurs upon a change in observation angle is approximated by a quadratic or trigonometric function that passes through the origin. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150176820 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MOUNTING SUBSTRATE - A light emitting device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements mounted in a light emitting area of the substrate, and an intermediate line for electrically connecting a plurality of light emitting elements in parallel or series selectively, the intermediate line being disposed in the light emitting area. | 06-25-2015 |
| 20150214451 | LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE - Each of a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting element has, on an upper surface thereof that has a quadrilateral shape, a pair of connecting portions having different polarities from each other. The pair of connecting portions are aligned on a diagonal of the quadrilateral shape. The diagonal intersects a row direction along which the semiconductor light-emitting elements within a row are arranged. Connecting portions having identical polarity are positioned on an imaginary line parallel to the row direction. Metal wires intersect two sides extending from a corner, on the diagonal, of the upper surface of each of the semiconductor light-emitting elements when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a mounting surface of a substrate for mounting the semiconductor light-emitting elements. | 07-30-2015 |
| 20160079492 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - Light emitting apparatus including: substrate; LED chips on substrate; sealing member sealing LED chips; buffer layer on substrate; and dam material on the top surface of buffer layer, for holding back sealing member, wherein the adhesive strength of buffer layer to substrate and the adhesive strength of dam material to buffer layer are higher than the adhesive strength of dam material to substrate. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160081142 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - Light emitting apparatus including: substrate; LED chips on substrate; first sealing layer sealing LED chips; second sealing layer above first sealing layer; and phosphor layer containing yellow phosphor, disposed between first sealing layer and second sealing layer, wherein phosphor layer contains the yellow phosphor in higher density than first sealing layer and second sealing layer. | 03-17-2016 |
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| 20120137236 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device disclosed herein includes a display unit and an operation unit. The display unit is configured to display a customized screen. The customized screen is configured to display a settings item area and a customized item area. The setting item area is configured to include a plurality of objects that corresponds to a plurality of settings items. The customized item area is configured to include one or more objects that correspond to one or more customized items selected by a user from among the plurality of settings items. The operation unit is configured to receive a customization operation from the user in which an object is selected from among the plurality of objects disposed in the settings item area and moved to the customized item area while the customized screen is being displayed in the display unit. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120188332 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a display unit, an imaging unit adapted to successively capture an image of a subject and successively generate image data, and a controller adapted to control a display of a display object displayed on the display unit to change the display object in a specific direction at a predetermined timing in a predetermined recording mode. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20130162865 | IMAGING DEVICE - The imaging device includes an imaging component, an image recorder, an altitude recorder, and a display controller. The imaging component captures an image of a subject, produces image data at a first time and outputs the image data. The image recorder associates the first time with the image data and records the first time associated with the image data. The altitude recorder periodically acquires information related to an altitude. The altitude recorder also associates a second time with the information related to the altitude. The altitude recorder also records changes in the information related to altitude occurring by the second time, as altitude history information. The display controller displays the altitude history information recorded by the altitude recorder, and information indicating the first time. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130167089 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The touch panel superposed over a display component outputs a operation signal upon receiving an input operation. A controller displays icons on the display component. The controller also detects the selection of the icons based on the operation signal. The controller displays menu category icons indicating menu categories, on the display component. The controller displays setting icons indicating setting categories included in the selected menu category, on the display component according to the detection of the selection of the menu category icon. The controller displays first information related to the selected menu category, on the display component according to the detection of the selection of the menu category icon. The controller displays second information related to the selected setting category, on the display component according to the detection of the selection of the setting icon. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130194456 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device comprises a combination imaging mode. In combination imaging mode, recording-use image data is produced by capturing and combining a plurality of sets of image data. The imaging device further comprises a controller. The controller selects at least one set of image data from the plurality of sets of image data when it is determined in the combination imaging mode that the plurality of sets of image data are image data that do not satisfy a specific condition. The controller also produces the recording-use image data based on the one or more sets of image data. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130314563 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device is configured so that the user can select either automatic determination mode or selection mode. In automatic determination mode, when a first combination imaging mode is selected for capturing and combining a plurality of sets of image data, the number of sets of image data to be combined is set to a specific first number of combinations. In selection mode, when a second combination imaging mode is selected for capturing a plurality of sets of image data, the number of sets of image data to be combined is set to a specific second number of combinations. The first number of combinations is set to be different from the second number of combinations. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140071324 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an image processor configured to apply image processing on image data to generate image data for recording, a display unit configured to display an image based on image data generated by an imaging unit, and a controller configured to control displaying of image on the display unit. The controller controls the image processor to apply image processing on the image data generated by the imaging unit based on a shooting instruction from a user, and causes an image based on the image data captured by the imaging unit and information indicating progress of the image processing to be displayed on the display unit in parallel with the image processing, and causes an image based on the image data for recording generated by the image processing to be displayed on the display unit after completion of the image processing. | 03-13-2014 |
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| 20090121393 | PROCESS OF FABRICATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A light beam is irradiated to sinter powder layers into a plurality of cured layer which are superimposed to each other to fabricate a three-dimensional object. A portion forming an outer shell of the object is given by high-density cured layers, while the other portion is given by low-density cured layers. The high-density cured layer making up at least a side of the object is composed of a high-density primary cured layer obtained by irradiation of a primary irradiation to the powder layer, and a high-density secondary layer obtained by a secondary irradiation to a supplemental powder layer supplied on the high-density primary cured layer. Thus, the high-density cured layer is given a height in level with the low-density cured layer, which assures constant height of each cured layer which is a combination of the high-density cured layer and the low-density cured layer. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100233012 | MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR METAL POWDER SINTERED COMPONENT - Manufacturing equipment for a metal powder sintered component includes: a powder layer forming portion that supplies metal powder to form a powder layer; a light beam irradiator that irradiates a give point on the powder layer with light beams to sinter the powder layer and thus form a sintered layer; and a cutter that cuts a shaped object in which sintered layers are integrally stacked. The light beam irradiator has a scan head X shaft that moves a scan head in X direction parallel to a surface irradiated with light beams and a scan head Y shaft that moves the scan head in Y direction, so that the scan head moves in a direction parallel to the irradiated surface to perform irradiation with light beams. Since the scan head moves parallel to the irradiated surface, the irradiated area can be increased. Since the irradiation height can be small, the accuracy of light beam scanning can be enhanced. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110045120 | RESIN INJECTION MOLD - Disclosed is a mold for resin injection molding that can realize rapid heating or cooling. A resin injection molding mold includes a cavity mold and a core mold and is produced on a base plate by metal photofabrication. The cavity mold is provided with a cavity warm water circuit for allowing warm water for heating to flow and a cavity cold water circuit for allowing cold water for cooling to flow. The core mold is also provided with a core warm water circuit and a core cold water circuit. The core mold includes an air blowing passage for feeding warm air or cold air into a resin molding part and a suction passage ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110109016 | STACKED-LAYERS FORMING DEVICE - There is provided a stacked-layers forming device including a powder layer-forming part for forming a powder layer, an optical device for forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of the powder layer with a light beam and a powder replenishing means for supplying the powder material to above a base on which the powder layer and the solidified layer are stacked or onto an upper surface of a base frame which surrounds the base. The powder replenishing means includes an approximately cylindrical member in which the powder material is charged and a screw member which is installed within the approximately cylindrical member wherein a rotation of the screw member conveys the powder material in the approximately cylindrical member. The stacked-layers forming device of the present invention enables it to not only curb its height since the powder material can be conveyed in a screw manner, but also achieve an improved cycle of the material since the powder material can be conveyed in one direction. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110123383 | METAL POWDER FOR METAL LASER-SINTERING AND METAL LASER-SINTERING PROCESS USING THE SAME - A metal powder for use in a metal laser-sintering wherein a three-dimensional shaped object is produced by irradiating a powder layer of the metal powder with a light beam to form a sintered layer and thereby laminating the sintered layers. The metal powder of the present invention is characterized in that it comprises an iron-based powder and at least one kind of powder selected from the group consisting of a nickel powder, a nickel-based alloy powder, a copper powder, a copper-based alloy powder and a graphite powder; and the iron-based powder has been annealed. In such metal powder, the iron-based powder is in a softened state due to the annealing treatment thereof. Accordingly, the use of the metal powder in a metal laser-sintering process makes it possible to reduce a machining resistance attributable to the residual metal powder adherent to the surface of the shaped object, which leads to an achievement of an extended lifetime of a machining tool. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120041586 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT OBTAINED BY THE SAME - There is provided a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object. The method of the present invention comprises the repeated steps of: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer on a base plate with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the powder in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, followed by the irradiation of a predetermined portion of the powder layer with the light beam; wherein the solidified layers are formed such that they have a high-density portion whose solidified density is 95 to 100% and a low-density portion whose solidified density is 0 to 95% (excluding 95%); and wherein the high-density portion is a portion of the three-dimensional shaped object, to which the force is applied when the three-dimensional shaped object is used. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120093674 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT OBTAINED BY THE SAME - There is provided a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object. The method of the present invention comprises the repeated steps of: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the powder in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, followed by the irradiation of a predetermined portion of the powder layer with the light beam; wherein only the surface portion of the solidified layer, to which a force is applied when the three-dimensional shaped object is used, is subjected to a machining process. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120126457 | LAYERED-MODELING DEVICE AND METHOD USING SAID DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - An object of the present invention is to easily eliminate fumes inside a chamber, so as to improve a positional accuracy of irradiation with a light beam and a machining accuracy in a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object. A stacked-layers forming device | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120139166 | Method of and Apparatus for Making a Three-Dimensional Object - An apparatus for making a three-dimensional object includes a table, a powdery layer-former that forms a powdery layer on the table, and an optical beam-irradiator that irradiates an optical beam on a predetermined region of the powdery layer to sinter the predetermined region of the powdery layer. A chamber for accommodating the table and the powdery layer-former and a lid for opening and closing an opening defined in the chamber at a location immediately above an optical beam-irradiating range are provided. The three-dimensional object is taken out from the chamber through the opening upon completion of the sintering, and the optical beam-irradiator is disposed at a position deviated from immediately above the optical beam-irradiating range to obliquely irradiate the optical beam on the powdery layer. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120251378 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONALLY SHAPED OBJECT AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SAME - There is provided a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing sintering of the powder of the predetermined portion or melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, and then irradiating another predetermined portion of the new powder layer with the light beam, the steps (i) and (ii) being repeatedly performed in a chamber; wherein a localized gas flow is provided in the chamber, and at least a part of a fume generated by the irradiation of the light beam is entrained by the localized gas flow. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120308781 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object wherein the warping of the base plate is suitably addressed. The method of the present invention comprises: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer on a base plate with a light beam, thereby allowing sintering of the powder of the predetermined portion or melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, and then irradiating another predetermined portion of the new powder layer with the light beam, the steps (i) and (ii) being repeatedly performed; wherein, prior to or upon the manufacturing of the three-dimensional shaped object, the base plate is subjected to a heat treatment, thereby causing the base plate to be warped, and at least a lower surface of the warped base plate is subjected to a flattening process. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130069282 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONALLY SHAPED OBJECT, THREE-DIMENSIONALLY SHAPED OBJECT OBTAINED THEREBY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED ARTICLE - There is provided a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object, the method comprising the repeated steps of: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the powder in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, followed by the irradiation of a predetermined portion of the powder layer with the light beam, wherein a part of a surface portion of the three-dimensional shaped object is formed as a low-density solidified portion whose solidified density ranges from 50% to 90% so that an application of pressure can be performed by a gas flowing through the low-density solidified portion. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130075575 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONALLY SHAPED OBJECT AND THREE-DIMENSIONALLY SHAPED OBJECT - There is provided a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object, the method comprising the repeated steps of: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the powder in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, followed by the irradiation of a predetermined portion of the powder layer with the light beam, wherein a heater element is disposed on the solidified layer during the repeated steps (i) and (ii), and thereby the heater element is situated within the three-dimensional shaped object. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20140010908 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - There is provided a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object, comprising the steps of: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing sintering of the powder of the predetermined portion or melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, and then irradiating another predetermined portion of the new powder layer with the light beam, the steps (i) and (ii) being repeatedly performed, wherein the three-dimensional shaped object is manufactured such that it has three different solidified portions of high-density, intermediate-density and low-density solidified portions in at least a part of the object, and wherein the intermediate-density solidified portion is formed to be located in a part of a surface of the three-dimensional shaped object. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140147328 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object, comprising: (i) forming a powder layer on a base plate by a sliding movement of a squeegee blade, followed by forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of the powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing sintering of the powder of the predetermined portion or melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, and then irradiating another predetermined portion of the new powder layer with the light beam, steps (i) and (ii) being repeatedly performed,
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| 20150017055 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - A manufacturing method of a three-dimensional shaped object is capable of suitably forming a solidified layer by subsequent formation of a powder layer. The manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed by repetition of a powder-layer forming and a solidified-layer forming, the repetition including forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the powder in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, followed by the irradiation of a predetermined portion of the powder layer with the light beam, wherein a light-beam condition for an irradiation path with an unirradiated portion on both adjacent sides thereof is different from that for another irradiation path with an irradiated portion at an adjacent region. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150183165 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - There is provided a manufacturing method of the three-dimensional shaped object, the method being capable of suitably reducing the local raised portion which can occur during the light beam irradiation under the condition of the divided sub-irradiation paths. The manufacturing method of the present invention is performed by repetition of a powder-layer forming and a solidified-layer forming, wherein an irradiation path of the light beam is divided into a plurality of sub-irradiation paths including a short sub-irradiation path with its length being shorter than a predetermined length and a long sub-irradiation path with its length being the predetermined length or longer, and wherein an irradiation mode of the light beam is changed depending on the lengths of the sub-irradiation paths. | 07-02-2015 |
| 20150290741 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - There is provided a selective laser sintering method capable of reducing the trouble in chipping or breakage of the machining tool and the like. The manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object by repetition of a powder-layer forming and a solidified-layer forming, the repetition including the steps of (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the powder in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification thereof, and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, followed by the irradiation of a predetermined portion of the powder layer with the light beam. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150298211 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - There is provided a selective laser sintering method capable of reducing the trouble in chipping or breakage of the machining tool and the like. The manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object by repetition of a powder-layer forming and a solidified-layer forming, the repetition including the steps of (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the powder in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification thereof, and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, followed by the irradiation of a predetermined portion of the powder layer with the light beam. | 10-22-2015 |
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| 20110315029 | SCREEN PRINTER - A challenge to be met by the present invention is to provide a screen printer arranged so as to be able to readily perform both replacement of squeegees and operation for filling a paste feed syringe with paste. A paste feed syringe ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120000381 | SCREEN PRINTER - A challenge to be met by the present invention is to provide a screen printer arranged so as to be able to readily perform both replacement of squeegees and operation for filling a paste feed syringe with paste. A paste feed syringe ( | 01-05-2012 |
| 20130169979 | SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - Prior to a mark imaging process executed for the purpose of detecting a position of recognition marks for positioning the substrate and the mask, an optical axis calibration processing process of detecting a horizontal relative position between imaging optical axes, and a surface correction data creation processing process of detecting a local positional deviation of the imaging optical axes, which is caused by the travel of the imaging unit, are executed. Before starting production, a production pre-start precision evaluation process for evaluating a substrate positioning precision is executed by using a verification substrate and a verification mask, and after starting the production, a production post-start precision evaluation process for evaluating a substrate positioning precision after starting the production is executed by using a commercial production substrate and a commercial production mask. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130170735 | SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - Prior to a mark imaging process executed for the purpose of detecting a position of recognition marks for positioning the substrate and the mask, an optical axis calibration processing process of detecting a horizontal relative position between imaging optical axes, and a surface correction data creation processing process of detecting a local positional deviation of the imaging optical axes, which is caused by the travel of the imaging unit, are executed. Before starting production, a production pre-start precision evaluation process for evaluating a substrate positioning precision is executed by using a verification substrate and a verification mask, and after starting the production, a production post-start precision evaluation process for evaluating a substrate positioning precision after starting the production is executed by using a commercial production substrate and a commercial production mask. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130192480 | SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - Prior to a mark imaging process executed for the purpose of detecting a position of recognition marks for positioning the substrate and the mask, an optical axis calibration processing process of detecting a horizontal relative position between imaging optical axes, and a surface correction data creation processing process of detecting a local positional deviation of the imaging optical axes, which is caused by the travel of the imaging unit, are executed. Before starting production, a production pre-start precision evaluation process for evaluating a substrate positioning precision is executed by using a verification substrate and a verification mask, and after starting the production, a production post-start precision evaluation process for evaluating a substrate positioning precision after starting the production is executed by using a commercial production substrate and a commercial production mask. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130192481 | SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - Prior to a mark imaging process executed for the purpose of detecting a position of recognition marks for positioning the substrate and the mask, an optical axis calibration processing process of detecting a horizontal relative position between imaging optical axes, and a surface correction data creation processing process of detecting a local positional deviation of the imaging optical axes, which is caused by the travel of the imaging unit, are executed. Before starting production, a production pre-start precision evaluation process for evaluating a substrate positioning precision is executed by using a verification substrate and a verification mask, and after starting the production, a production post-start precision evaluation process for evaluating a substrate positioning precision after starting the production is executed by using a commercial production substrate and a commercial production mask. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130291742 | SCREEN PRINTER AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - Provided are a screen printer and a screen printing method capable of reducing poor printing by realizing smooth rolling of a paste. When a squeegee | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130330479 | LIQUID-APPLICATION DEVICE AND LIQUID-APPLICATION METHOD - A liquid-application device | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130330480 | LIQUID-APPLICATION DEVICE AND LIQUID-APPLICATION METHOD - In the liquid application device | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140141540 | RESIN COATING DEVICE, AND RESIN COATING METHOD - A translucent member | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140199790 | RESIN COATING DEVICE, AND RESIN COATING METHOD - A translucent member | 07-17-2014 |
| 20150034692 | COMPONENT SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND COMPONENT SUPPLYING METHOD - A component supplying apparatus comprises a tape guide surface facing a lower surface of the carrier tape, a preceding tape contact part climbing onto a upper surface of the preceding carrier tape, and a subsequent tape blocking part configured to wait on the upstream side of the preceding tape contact part in a tape feeding direction while keeping a distance from the tape guide surface so as to enable the carrier tape to pass between the subsequent tape blocking part and the tape guide surface, and to move downwardly toward the preceding carrier tape when the preceding tape contact part is climbed onto the preceding carrier tape. The subsequent tape blocking part keeps the subsequent carrier tape waiting by contacting a front end of the subsequent carrier tape stacked on the preceding carrier tape onto which the preceding tape contact part climbs. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150053353 | COMPONENT SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND COMPONENT SUPPLYING METHOD - A component supplying apparatus includes a main tape entering port, a component supply port through which components are picked up from a carrier tape, a main tape path extending in a body part from the main tape entering port to the underside of the component supply port, a top tape removing part removing the top tape from the carrier tape on the main tape path upstream of the component supply port, a sub tape entering port, a sub tape path meeting a slope path portion of the main tape path at a meeting point upstream of the top tape removing part, and at least one sprocket wheels engaging with the carrier tape on the main tape path downstream of the meeting point. A length of the sub tape path is shorter than a length of the main tape path from the main tape entering port to the meeting point. | 02-26-2015 |
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| 20120176079 | Switching Circuit, Control Apparatus, and Power Generation System - A switching circuit capable of efficiently practically using power generated in a plurality of photovoltaic power generation modules is provided. The switching circuit is employed for a power generation system capable of switching a connection state between the plurality of power generation modules, for switching a first connection state where at least a part of the plurality of power generation modules are connected in series with each other, and a second connection state where at least a part of the plurality of power generation modules are connected in parallel with each other, or, the generated power output portion is connected to a storage portion so that generated power is supplied from one of the power generation module to the storage portion. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120182024 | GROUND FAULT DETECTION CIRCUIT AND GROUND FAULT DETECTION APPARATUS - A ground fault detection circuit includes: a first switch circuit that connects/disconnects a first path between a positive bus bar and a ground potential section, the positive bus bar being connected to positive electrodes of secondary battery units through a field-effect transistor including a parasitic diode; a second switch circuit that connects/disconnects a second path between a negative bus bar and a ground potential section, the negative bus bar being connected to negative electrodes of the secondary battery units; and a ground fault detection unit that detects a ground fault of the positive bus bar or the negative bus bar based on an electric current flowing through the first path or the second path. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120235687 | SELF-DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL STORAGE SYSTEM - A startup self-diagnostic apparatus for an electrical storage system including an electrical storage device, a charge and discharge switch device disposed to be connected to the electrical storage device, an electrical storage device breaker disposed between the electrical storage device and the charge and discharge switch device, and a load side breaker disposed between the charge and discharge switch device and an external load comprises a state monitoring unit for the electrical storage device breaker, a state monitoring unit for the load side breaker, a converter diagnosing unit, a switching device diagnosing unit, and an electrical storage device monitoring unit, for diagnosing peripheral diagnostic items which may be diagnosed without using the electrical storage device. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130187465 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A power management system which carries out charge-discharge control according to lack of storage cell pack characteristic uniformity. A power storage device comprises a power storage unit, a power system switching circuit, and a power management unit. The power management unit: acquires charge information (for example, charge rate SOC) on each of a plurality of storage cell packs contained in the power storage unit; compares the size of said charge information according to the minimum and maximum values thereof respectively with an upper bound and a lower bound, and switches a charge switch and a discharge switch of the power system switching circuit; and transitions the power storage unit between a charge-discharge state, a charge state, and a discharge state. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130193925 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEM - A communication system includes: an assembled battery including a plurality of series connected battery packs having at least one storage battery cell; a battery management section adapted to manage the battery packs; and an optical line connected in daisy chain for use in communication between the battery management section and each of the battery packs. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140001866 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140021924 | ASSEMBLED CELL CONTROL SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME - An assembled battery control system is provided with an assembled battery composed of a plurality of rechargeable battery packs connected in series, and a control unit for controlling the assembled battery. Each battery pack has a discharge unit. The control unit confirms the open-circuit voltage of each battery pack in the assembled battery after the assembled battery has been fully charged, determines a target voltage on the basis of the open-circuit voltage confirmation results for each battery pack in the assembled battery, causes the discharge unit to discharge each battery pack in the assembled battery that has an open-circuit voltage greater than the target voltage until the open-circuit voltage of each of said battery packs reaches the target voltage, fully charges the assembled battery again, discharges the assembled battery until a first predetermined level has been reached, and learns the capacity of each battery pack in the assembled battery. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140145727 | GROUND FAULT DETECTION CIRCUIT AND GROUND FAULT DETECTION APPARATUS - A ground fault detection circuit may include a switch circuit that connects or disconnects a path between a bus bar connected to a secondary battery and a ground potential section; an I/V conversion resistance element for detecting a ground fault of the bus bar based on an electric current flowing through the path; and a resistance element connected in series to the I/V conversion resistance element. | 05-29-2014 |
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| 20090047166 | Low alloy steel, seamless steel oil country tubular goods, and method for producing seamless steel pipe - A low alloy steel comprising, by mass %, C: 0.10 to 0.20%, Si: 0.05 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.05 to 1.5%, Cr: 1.0 to 2.0%, Mo: 0.05 to 2.0%, Al: 0.10 % or less and Ti: 0.002 to 0.05%, and with a Ceq value obtained by the following formula (1) of 0.65 or more, with the balance being Fe and impurities, wherein in the impurities, P is 0.025% or less, S is 0.010% or less, N is 0.007% or less, and B is less than 0.0003%, and the number per unit area of M | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090098403 | Low alloy steel for oil country tubular goods and seamless steel pipe - A low alloy steel is provided for oil country tubular goods with a yield strength between 654 MPa and 757 MPa, and possessing excellent resistance to HIC and SSC in high-pressure hydrogen sulfides environment, and comprising, by mass %: 0.10 to 0.60% C; 0.05 to 0.5% Si; 0.05 to 3.0% Mn; 0.025% or less P; 0.010% or less S; 0.005 to 0.10% Al; 0.01% or less O (oxygen); 3.0% or less Cr; and 3.0% or less Mo, wherein the amount of Cr and Mo content is 1.2% or more, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and the number of nonmetallic inclusions whose major axis is 10 μm or more is 10 per square millimeter in the inspected cross section. The present invention provides a low alloy steel for oil country tubular goods possessing excellent resistance to sulfide stress cracking, and a seamless steel pipe. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20120042992 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEAMLESS PIPES - A method for suppressing shock and storage cracking when manufacturing seamless steel pipes comprises hot piercing and hot rolling a billet consisting of, by mass percent controlled amounts of C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo, Ti, and Al, with the balance being Fe and impurities of Ni, P, S, N, and O also in controlled amounts. Further heat treatment is performed, wherein a hot rolled steel pipe is direct quenched from a temperature of not lower than the Ar | 02-23-2012 |
